Tag Archives: Papers and Reports

Developing Objectives and Indicators for Marine Ecosystem-Based Management: International Review of Marine Ecosystem-Based Management Initiatives Throughout the World: Oceans and Coastal Management Report 2005-09

Developing Objectives and Indicators for Marine Ecosystem-Based Management: International Review of Marine Ecosystem-Based Management Initiatives Throughout the World: Oceans and Coastal Management Report 2005-09 Summary:  This report now updates the 2004 report to include the most recent information on these initiatives by identifying ecosystem-based marine management initiatives throughout the world that have developed or were developing

Ecosystem-based management: Markers for assessing progress

Ecosystem-based management: Markers for assessing progress Summary: This publication should be considered a practical tool for assessing progress in integrated coastal and river basin management. It highlights the needs and benefits of integrated management, while at the same time providing guidance in establishing the management link. Authors: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Global Programme of Action for the

The practical implementation of marine spatial planning – understanding and addressing cumulative effects. Report of a Workshop held 4 December 2003, Stansted.

The practical implementation of marine spatial planning – understanding and addressing cumulative effects. Report of a Workshop held 4 December 2003, Stansted. Summary: Some observers advocate that Marine Spatial Planning could improve our ability to assess and make decisions about cumulative effects in the marine environment. However, there has been little consideration of whether this is

Marine Protected Areas in the context of Marine Spatial Planning – discussing the links

Marine Protected Areas in the context of Marine Spatial Planning – discussing the links Summary: There are many ways of managing activities in the marine environment, depending on the type of activity and the desired objective. This report discusses the links between two specific management tools – marine protected areas and marine spatial planning – and

East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plan Areas Evidence and Issues: Overview Report 2012

East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plan Areas Evidence and Issues: Overview Report 2012 Summary: This report is a collation and assessment of the evidence and issues for the East Inshore and East Offshore marine plan areas (see Figure 1.1). It serves both the planning process (see section 1.5) and the linked sustainability appraisal (SA) process

Marine Spatial Planning: A Fisheries Perspective. Report to English Nature.

Marine Spatial Planning: A Fisheries Perspective. Report to English Nature. Summary: This report was commissioned by English Nature in recognition of the need to engage more closely with the fisheries sector in the debate on MSP (English Nature, 2005). The aims of the exercise are twofold: first to promote among the conservation agencies and others a

Irish Sea Pilot Project Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Framework Report to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Irish Sea Pilot Project Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Framework Report to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee Summary: The purpose of the Irish Sea Pilot was to help develop a strategy for marine nature conservation that could be applied to all UK waters and, with international collaboration, the adjacent waters of the north-east Atlantic. The work

Collaborative Geospatial Information and Tools for California Coastal and Ocean Managers: Workshop Report

Collaborative Geospatial Information and Tools for California Coastal and Ocean Managers: Workshop Report Summary: This report is a compendium of ideas and recommendations on geospatial data management put forward during presentations and discussions at the workshop titled “Collaborative Geospatial Information and Tools for California Coastal and Ocean Managers,” held August 17 to 18 at Stanford University.

Waves of Change Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Report and Recommendations

Waves of Change Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Report and Recommendations Summary: In recognition of the range of existing and proposed ocean uses in the Commonwealth and the many questions being raised on managing our ocean resources and the uses of them, Governor Mitt Romney and Secretary of Environmental Affairs Ellen Roy Herzfelder announced an Ocean

A Review of Ocean Management and Integrated Resource Management Programs from Around the World

A Review of Ocean Management and Integrated Resource Management Programs from Around the World Summary: This draft report is one of several prepared under contract to the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership (MOP) to support the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) in its development of the integrated coastal ocean management plan mandated by the